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Webster 1913 Edition


Earthen

Earth′en

(ẽrth′’n)
,
Adj.
Made of earth; made of burnt or baked clay, or other like substances;
as, an
earthen
vessel or pipe
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Earthen

EARTH'EN

,
Adj.
erth'n. Made of earth; made of clay; as an earthen vessel; earthen ware.

Definition 2024


earthen

earthen

English

Adjective

earthen (comparative more earthen, superlative most earthen)

  1. Made of earth or mud.
    • 1826, James Fenimore Cooper, The Last of the Mohicans
      A hundred earthen dwellings stood on the margin of the lake...
  2. Made of clay (especially said of pottery).
    • 1589, Richard Hakluyt, The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques, and Discoveries of The English Nation
      ... the Godfathers and Godmothers follow into the midst of the Church, where there is a small table ready set, and on it an earthen pot ful of warme water, ...

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References

  1. Chambers Dictionary of Etymology, Robert K. Barnhart (ed.), Chambers, 1988

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